I prefer no.1 too. I agree the vignette effect is nice for portraits as in this example from a recent contest.
The vignette of the other three flowers is as you say. Distracting and progressively more so as they go on.
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Vignetting has its place, and I do sometimes use it too, but mostly I like to see a subtle background giving a sense of the environment.
Agreed. Everything in moderation.